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#CFDFAC

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #CFDFAC

#CFDFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 12.9); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCACDF — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFDFAC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green223
Blue172

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CFDFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CFDFAC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CFDFAC.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3D9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DAD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDFAC?

#CFDFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CFDFAC has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BCACDF, and analogous partners are #DFD6AC and #B5DFAC.